Paul Trickett, head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s global portfolio solutions group, has left the firm. He is the latest in a number of personnel changes at GSAM in the UK over the past year.

Trickett led the group in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, which provides portfolio advice, implementation, and fiduciary and risk management solutions to large institutional clients.

A spokeswoman for GSAM said Trickett departed for personal reasons.

GSAM saw 11 other departures in the year to February, according to the Financial Services Authority register of approved persons. On top of these departures is the decision of Jim O’Neill to retire as chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. GSAM declined to comment on other departures.

The people leaving include:

• Alison Priestley, who listed herself on LinkedIn as executive director in the alternative investments and manager selection group, joined hedge fund manager Winton Capital Management as business development manager, according to a spokesman for Winton.

• Lucy Gazmararian joined wealth manager Kleinwort Benson as head of investment advisory after being an executive director of a global team at GSAM according to a Kleinwort press release.

• Anna Troup moved to BlueBay Asset Management as a portfolio manager, according to a spokeswoman at BlueBay.

• Stephen Ellis left GSAM. He joined Fidelity as a bond manager, according to a spokeswoman for Fidelity.

• Arabella Martin, previously of GSAM’s UK sales team, said she had moved to head discretionary sales at Pictet Asset Management.

• Pravina Gopalan, who worked in private equity fundraising at GSAM according to LinkedIn, is now an associate in the private fund group at Credit Suisse. A Credit Suisse spokeswoman confirmed her role.

• Andrew Ellis joined investment manager Ashmore, according to its website, responsible for institutional business development for the Nordics.

Other leavers, according to the FSA register, are Jonathan Amouyal who joined the Children’s Investment Fund Management; Zubair Ghouse who joined Providentia Capital; and David Tinnion, who joined Pyramis Global Advisors. The firms did not respond to requests for comment.

But GSAM has hired over the same period in the UK. In June, Robert Goodman joined in the new role of managing director, global head of insurance relationships. Three other joiners are listed on the FSA register over the period.